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Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala during the 11th–12th centuries CE.

Key facts

Martial art.image
Kalari Pattu.jpg
Martial art.name
Kalaripayattu
Martial art.aka
Kalari, Kalarippayattu, Kalari Payat
Martial art.focus
Hybrid
Martial art.hardness
Full-contact, semi-contact
Martial art.country
India
Martial art.creator
Parashurama (as per legend)
Martial art.famous pract
Notable Kalaripayattu practitioners
Martial art.olympic
No
Martial art.meaning
"Practice in the arts of the battlefield"

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Subclass of
martial arts
Country
India
Image
Kalaripayattu mock combat in rural Kerala.jpg
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Kalarippayattu
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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Associations with Indian folklore and legends
  • Early history
  • Late medieval period (c. 1100 CE – c. 1500 CE)
  • Early modern and colonial period (c. 1500 – c. 1900 CE)
  • Descriptions by Europeans
  • Decline
  • Resurgence in modern times (20th–21st century)
  • Practice
  • Guru–shishya tradition
  • Weaponry and armour
  • Training ground
  • Training uniform
  • ''Chuvadu'' and ''Vadivu''
  • Adaption of new techniques
  • Massage
  • Styles <span class="anchor" id="Techniques"></span>
  • Northern style <span class="anchor" id="Northern kalaripayattu"></span>
  • Southern style <span class="anchor" id="Southern kalaripayattu"></span>
  • ''Marmashastram'' – striking of vital points
  • Governing bodies
  • Notable practitioners
  • In popular culture
  • In film
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • Further reading
  • External links

Kalaripayattu (), also known simply as Kalari, is an Indian martial art that originated in modern-day Kerala during the 11th–12th centuries CE.

== Etymology == Kalaripayattu is a martial art which developed out of combat techniques of the 11th–12th century battlefield, with weapons and combative techniques that are unique to Kerala. The word is a combination of two Malayalam words – (training ground or battleground) and (training of martial arts), which is roughly translated as "practice in the arts of the battlefield.” may also be derived from the Malayalam or Sanskrit term , which is the name of a goddess associated with Shaktism who is worshipped in Kalaripayattu.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalaripayattu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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